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Portsmouth FC vs Luton Town FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Portsmouth FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 4 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Lee Brown 37' Y
Y 45' Daniel Potts
Y 56' Alan McCormack
Y 70' James Justin
Ronan Curtis 87' Y
Y 90' Alan Sheehan

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Luton Town FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Matt Foley

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Portsmouth FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Luton Town FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Portsmouth FC are looking to make home advantage count against Luton Town FC.
  • 5' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 16' Jamal Lowe makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Portsmouth FC are in front.
  • 21' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' Daniel Potts is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Lee Brown has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' Marek Stech has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daniel Potts.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Brett Pitman is replaced by Oliver Hawkins on 46 minute.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alan McCormack.
  • 60' A change in the Portsmouth FC ranks — Anton Walkes exits the field as Ben Close enters on 60.
  • 65' It’s high time Kenny Jackett made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Poor challenge from James Justin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Nathan Thompson is replaced by Christian Burgess on 71 minute.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' Another substitution for Luton Town FC to replace Harry Cornick by Andrew Shinnie on 78 minute.
  • 83' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 87' Portsmouth FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Alan McCormack is replaced by Jake Jervis on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Alan Sheehan is booked for Luton Town FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sonny Bradley is hanging James Justin on the field on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenny Jackett

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC52% Draw31% Luton Town FC17%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Luton Town FC
48%
Portsmouth FC or Luton Town FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC32% Draw58% Luton Town FC10%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 28% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.